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Jim Caudill, a colleague and friend to many contributors on this site, passed away on Friday October 14 at his home in Las Vegas.
Jim was a tremendous advocate for the advancement of diamond performance assessment. From 2000-2013 he worked for the American Gem Society, assisting in the development of the AGS Light Performance Grading system and serving as Director of their Advanced Instruments Division from 2004-2009. Jim co-authored the 2007 landmark paper on diamond performance published in Optical Engineering along with Dr. Jose Sasian, Jason Quick and Peter Yantzer. He was the main architect of ASET viewer technology and designed many of the instruments which remain in-use around the world for diamond analysis and sales.
After leaving AGS Jim pursed other interests but continued his friendship with many diamond professionals. He had a friendly, generous spirit and will be remembered with great affection.
Jim is survived by his wife Val, his daughter Angela, two grandchildren and his sister. Details on his memorial service will be forthcoming.
Our thoughts and strength go out to Jim's family.
Jim was a tremendous advocate for the advancement of diamond performance assessment. From 2000-2013 he worked for the American Gem Society, assisting in the development of the AGS Light Performance Grading system and serving as Director of their Advanced Instruments Division from 2004-2009. Jim co-authored the 2007 landmark paper on diamond performance published in Optical Engineering along with Dr. Jose Sasian, Jason Quick and Peter Yantzer. He was the main architect of ASET viewer technology and designed many of the instruments which remain in-use around the world for diamond analysis and sales.
After leaving AGS Jim pursed other interests but continued his friendship with many diamond professionals. He had a friendly, generous spirit and will be remembered with great affection.
Jim is survived by his wife Val, his daughter Angela, two grandchildren and his sister. Details on his memorial service will be forthcoming.
Our thoughts and strength go out to Jim's family.